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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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